Funori seaweed extracts as alternative material to semi-synthetic products used in paper conservation

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Francesco Baudone
Institute for Art and Restoration, Palazzo Spinelli
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7514-2853

Abstract

Green approach to conservation is becoming increasingly popular in the recent years, focusing on finding products that could provide a guarantee of stability over time, with a view to perform reversible, compatible and less invasive interventions on the object. The natural adhesive and consolidant algae extract, commonly known as Funori, were introduced and tested for the resizing of paper materials. In this paper are discussed the results of several tests performed to analyse Funori seaweed extracts within restoration of paper as a green solution.

Keywords: Funori, Seaweed extracts, Paper conservation, Green conservation, Resizing

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